PYQ NEET- Principles Of Inheritance And Variation 3 L-2

Question: A certain plant homozygous for yellow seeds and red flowers was crossed with a plant homozygous for green seeds and white flowers. The F₁ plants had yellow seeds and pink flowers. The F₁ plants were selfed to get F₂ progeny. Assuming independent assortment of the two characters, how many phenotypic categories are expected for these characters in the F₂ generation? (NEET-2023)#

A) 9

B) 16

C) 4

D) 6

Answer: 6#